Save the Six Bells

“We aspire to create a community amenity within the Six Bells, celebrating, protecting and enhancing the Gwent Levels for future generations & improving social cohesion and quality of life for the local villagers and wider community.”

What the Six Bells Community Hub Will Offer:

• A daytime cafe and evening pub. This will offer good quality food throughout the day, providing a family-friendly environment and a menu focused on local produce. As a community hub, events such as baby and senior singing groups, craft cafes and ‘men’s shed’ groups and a community library will be supported within the building. The evening will focus on the drive and dine trade.

  Our farm shop will stock locally made crafts and produce from local farmers, artist s and crafts people as well as essentials. 

  A visitor centre to address the “environmental neglect” (Living Levels) on the West Gwent Levels. This will raise awareness of the diverse wildlife, ecosystem and archaeology of the Gwent Levels, improve the community pride in place and increase appeal to visitors, such as tourists walking the South Wales Coast Path. Our partners intend to hold education events, e.g. practical training on how to grow and preserve veg (Blas Gwent Farm), and training on species identification and recording to support Gwent Wildlife Trust. We also have offers from academics for displays of archaeological finds from the local area and interactive information content from the Living Levels. The local Scouts and Guides are keen to use the centre as a base for their activities and immersing young people in the local area.

  In the long term, we plan to diversify income streams to maximise sustainability. We plan to establish accommodation on site, either in the main property as B&B or holiday let accommodation in converted existing outbuildings or pods.

Phase 1 – Purchase the pub & carry out urgent renovations

Phase 2 – Open a pop-up bar/café/shop (limited hours, volunteer-run)

Phase 3 – Expand operations: recruit a tenant for the café/pub & a manager for the shop

Phase 4 – Fully operational, with a tenant-led café/pub & a community-managed shop

Phase 5 – Expand into B&B accommodation to support long-term sustainability

 

With your support as a shareholder, we can create a space where people come together to celebrate our shared history, appreciate our local environment, and rebuild the sense of community that makes Peterstone special.

Be part of something extraordinary. Join us in restoring the Six Bells to its former glory and shaping a brighter future for our village and the surrounding area.